LON/00AU/LSC/2022/0390 — service charge decision
In LON/00AU/LSC/2022/0390, decided 20 January 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at 40 Morea Mews, London, N5 2EE and found largely for the leaseholder: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 40 Morea Mews, London, N5 2EE
Decision date: 20 January 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Habitare.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration charges (2022) | £150 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Other grounds |
| Legal & professional costs (2022) | £349.80 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted. Section 20ZA dispensation: conditional.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Tribunal finds that the demand was not served on the applicant on 17 May 2023. The Tribunal finds that an effective demand was first made on 9 June 2023 as a result of the LMP letter of 8 June 2023... Payment of the principal charge was made on 14 June 2023. Therefore, that payment was made within the 14-day period.”
“Consequently, the Tribunal finds that there was no breach of the lease in relation to this matter and that therefore none of the administration charges are payable.”
This summary is assembled from the structured record of the published decision; amounts appear only where the tribunal stated them. Always rely on the full decision itself.